Dumping-wagon.



No. 688,|03. Patented Dec. 3, l90l.

` W. W. LOBAN.

DUMPING WAGUN. {.Applicntion led. Sept 7, 1901.)

(No Modal.)

UNITED STATES 4PATENT OEEICE.

VILLIAM WV. LOBAN, 0F WILLIAMS, IOVA.

DUMPING-WAGON.

SI-ECIFICATION forming' part of Letters Patent N o. 688,103, dated December 3, 1901. Application filed September '7, 1901. Serial No. 74,656. (No model.)

T0 all whom t may concern.-

Be it known that I, WILLIAM W. LOBAN, a citizen of the United States, residing at Williams, inthe county of Hamilton and State of Iowa, haveinvented a new and useful Dumping-Wagon, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to dumping-wagons, and has for its object to provide for conveniently eecting the dumping operation while the wagon is in motion and to have the operating means in convenient reach of the driver, so that the dumping operation may be performed and the bottom of the wagon returned to its normal position without requiring the driver to leave his seat. It is furthermore designed to arrange for dumping one side of the load at a time and to have opposite independent operating means which are mounted upon the outer sides of the wagon-body, so as not to obstruct the interior thereof and to be in position for convenient manipulation.

A further object resides in providing for applying the present invention to any ordinary wagon employed for hauling dirt, sand, gravel, bricks, and the like without materially altering the construction and arrangement thereof. Y

A final object resides in providing for forcibly tilting the bottom sections of the body, so as to insure a quick and effective dumping operation, and also to effect the closing of the tilting bottom sections by the same means employed for eifecting the dumping operation.

With these and other objects in view the presentinvention consists in the combination and arrangement of parts, as will be hereinafter more fully described, shown in the accompanyingdrawings,and particularly pointed out in the appended claims, it being understood that changes in the form, proportion, size, and minor details may be made within the scope ofthe claims without departing from the spirit or sacrificing any of the advantages of the invention.

In the drawings, Figure l is a perspective View of a dumping-wagon embodying thepresent invention. Fig. 2 is a bottom plan View thereof, the running-gear being omitted. Fig. 3 is a transverse sectional View taken on the line 3 3 of Fig. 2.

Like characters of reference designate corresponding parts in all the iigures of the drawings.

To illustrate the application and operation of the present invention, there has been shown in the drawings an ordinary vehicle-body embodying the opposite sides 1 and the front and rear ends 2 and 3, respectively, which are supported upon the usual bolsters 4 of any common or preferred form of running-gear. The front and rear ends are rigidly connected to the running-gear by means of the metal straps 5, which have their upper ends bent over and secured to the upper edges of said ends, as at .6, and their lower ends secured to some portion of the running-gear-as, for instance, the adjacent axle or bolster. The side pieces embrace the ends and lie between the latter and the adjacent standards 7, there being hooked fastenings 8 snugly embracing the respective standards and having their Shanks passed inwardly through the side pieces and secured thereto by means of nuts 9. It is necessary to thus fasten the side pieces against accidental upward movement, as the actuating means for dumping the wagon is carried by the side pieces.

The bottom of the wagon is divided into longitudinal half-sections l0, each of which is supported upon a longitudinal rock-bar 11, that is located adjacent to the inner edge of the section and has each end formed into a journal or spindle l2, that is mounted in a suitable bearing-as, for instance, a concaved socket or seat 13, formed in the upper side of the adjacent bolster, whereby the section is capable of a vertical tilting movement. The inner edges of the bottom sections are straight and normally lie in mutual contact, while the outer edges of the sections are beveled upwardly and inwardly, so as to insure a snug lit between the outer edges of the sections and the inner faces of the sides of the wagon and also to permit of the sections being tilted without binding upon the sides of` the wagon, all of which is clearly illustrated in Fig. 3 of the drawings.

Each tilting bottom section is braced by means of transverse cleats or cross-bars l5, here shown as two in number, with their outer ends projected outwardly beyond the adjacent side of the body, solas to contact there- IOO With and form stops to limit the upward movement of the section. A metal plate 1G is applied to the under side ot' each cross-bar, and a hooked bolt 17 is passed upwardly through the outer end of the plate and the cross-bar, so as to lie adjacent to the outer face of the side of the body, the latter having its lower portion cut away, as at 1S, to accommodate the hooked bolt.

For the convenient-manipulation of each tilting bottom section there is provided a 1ever 19, which is normally horizontal and lies at the outer side of the body, there being a bracket or keeper 20 embracing the intermediate portion of the lever and lying between the adjacent cross-bars,said bracket or keeper being secured to the side of the body and having the lever fulcrumed thereto, as at 2l. The bolt or link which rises from the rear crossbar is pivotally connect-ed to the rear end of the lever, as at 22, while the forward hooked bolt normally engages over the forward end portion of the lever, so as to hold the same in place. lt will here be noted that the lever is pivoted adjacent to its rear end, and the long forward portion ot' the lever is extended lto a point adjacent to the front end of the wagon, so as to be in convenient reach from the drivers seat, in order that each lever maybe manipulated without requiring the driver to leave his seat. To dump the wagon, each lever is sprung downwardly, so as to be disengaged from the keeper or hooked bolt 17, after which the lever is drawn laterally outward and then thrown upwardly, whereby the adjacent bottom section is unlocked and is also rocked downwardly by reason of the connection between the rear end of the lever and the rear cross-bar. After the load has been dumped the lever is depressed, thereby to draw the bottom section upwardly into its normal position, the lever finally being reengaged with the catch or keeper afforded by the front hooked bolt 17.

From the foregoing description it will be apparent that both bottom sections may be tilted to dump the load and then returned to their normal positions without stopping the wagon and while the driver remains upon his seat. Moreover, the invention may be applied to any ordinary wagon without materially altering the body thereof beyond forming the bottom intolongitudinal sections which are capable of tilting movements. Each lever not only locks its respective bottom section, but also forces the same downward, so as to insure a prompt dumping of the Wagon and to obviate binding of the tiltving section, and the lever also operates to draw the section upwardly to its normal position.

To insure a prompt dumping of the bottom sections, each of the latter is provided with a helical spring 23,which has one end connected to the lower outer edge of the adjacent bottom section, as indicated at 24, and its inner end connected to the reach-bar 25 of the runninggear, so as to exert a downward tension upon the outer free edge of the bottom section. It will here be noted that this spring also places a tension upon the connections between the bottom section and the lever 19, so as to prevent looseness, rattling, and accidental disengagement thereof.

What l claim isl. In a dumping-wagon, the combination with a wagon-body, having a movable bottom section, of a lever fulcrumed intermediate of its ends upon the body, an operative connection between one end of the lever and the movable bottom section, and locking means carried by the movable bottom section to en gage the opposite end portion of the lever and to lock the same in its normal position.

2. In a dumping-wagon, the combination with a wagon-body having a movable bottom section, of opposite upstanding links carried by the movable bottom section, a lever fulcrumed upon the body and intermediate of the links, one of the latter being connected to the adjacent end of the lever, and the other.

link having a keeper to engage the lever in the normal position thereof.

3. In a dumping-wagon, the combination with a wagon-body, of a vertically-tilting bottom section, having a pair of outwardly-projected cleats to engage the body-frame and forming stops for the tilting section, upstanding links carried by the projected ends of the cleats, a lever fulcrumed upon the body-frame and intermediate of the links, one of the latter being connected tothe adjacent end of the lever, and the other link having a hook or keeper to engage the lever and lock the same in its normal position.

4. In a dumping-wagon, the combination with a wagon -body and the running-gear thereof, of a hinged bottom section, and a spring having its opposite ends connected to said bottom section and a portion of the running-gear respectively.

5. In a dumping-wagon, the combination with a wagon-body having its bottom divided into two longitudinal sections which are hinged at their inner edges, means for normally holding the bottom sections closed, a running-gear for the support of the body and provided with a reach-bar, and opposite helical springs having their inner ends connected to the reach-bar and their outer ends connected to the outer edge portions of the respective bottom sections.

6. In a dumping-wagon, the combination with a movable bottom section, and means for holding the same closed, of spring-actuated means to normally place an opening tension upon the bottom section, and to automatically open said bottom section when the latter is released from the holding means.

. 7. In a dumping-wagon, the combination with the body thereof having a tilting bottom section, of a lever fulcru med intermediate of IOO IIO

its ends` upon the body, one end of the lever l In testimony that I claim the foregoing its having a, permanent connection with the tiltmy own I have hereto affixed my signature in ing bottom section, and the opposite end porthe presence of two witnesses. tion of the lever having a detachable conneo- WILLIAM W. LOBAN.

5 tion with the tilting bottom section, the devWitnesses:

taohable connection being engaged with the H. F. WILLE, lever When the tilting bottom section is closed. F. W. FOUDIMAN. 

